huin
Keywords: space travel, space exploration, physics
Pronunciation (IPA): | 'hu.in |
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Part of Speech: | term noun verb |
Class: | skurun |
Forms: | huin, huinys, huincel, huinystaz |
Glosses: | space, spacetime |
Description:
The term 'huin' refers to outer space, or to space in the physics sense. It is an Old Common root word, and an example of a 'futuristic' root that Davidson introduced to the language to give it a futuristic feel. This word has stuck and is the technical Common word for space in the physics sense. The compound word 'huincel' means 'spacetime'. 'Huin' has very little currency as a verb, but in fiction can be used as a skurun verb meaning to eject something into space.
The derived form 'huinystaz' is a word for apceship or rocketship (see also the borrowed term 'rakket').